John Singleton
Made films the shows talk about.
Counted as writer. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: Boyz n the Hood (1991). Count them as director (5 films), producer (1 film) instead.
Draws on
What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.
No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.
Drawn on by
What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.
Hollywood opportunities: 1 line
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industry (industry) · through Boyz n the Hood (1991), which they wrote:
Boyz n the Hood ⇒ Hollywood opportunities (the host's read).
Without Boyz n the Hood the filmmakers getting opportunities now would not have them.
“would just would not have those opportunities, if not for a movie like Boys in the Hood”
The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:13:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
What the speakers said they did
Directing (6) everyone in directing
- director, 2 Fast 2 Furious (The Big Picture, ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings)
- director, Baby Boy (The Big Picture, ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings)
- director/writer of Boyz n the Hood (24 at the time), Boyz n the Hood (The Big Picture, Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster)
- directed an episode of Billions, Billions (The Big Picture, Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster)
- director, Baby Boy (Blank Check — Patreon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
- director, Four Brothers (Blank Check — Patreon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
Writing (1) everyone in writing
- director/writer of Boyz n the Hood (24 at the time) (writing half), Boyz n the Hood (The Big Picture, Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster)
Producing (1) everyone in producing
- producer, Hustle & Flow (Blank Check — Patreon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
What was said about them, by kind
career (1)
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career (career):
John Singleton → 2 Fast 2 Furious.
Sean softened on the film thinking about Singleton's career, diversity and tone it introduced.
“I think about the context of John Singleton's career”
The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:38:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
people (1)
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people (people):
John Singleton → Billions.
Singleton directed an episode of Billions for Brian.
“John directed episode 7 of season 2 of Billions.”
The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:14:03 · Brian Koppelman (0.90 sure it was them)
unmapped (1)
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unmapped (champion):
John Singleton → Taraji P. Henson.
Singleton cast her in Baby Boy, produced Hustle and Flow with her, and cast her in Four Brothers.
“Singleton really made a concerted effort to try to single-handedly make her a movie star”
Blank Check — Patreon · The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 1:02:29 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
Fun items about them
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fun, about
John Singleton:
Brian and Levine were slated to work with Singleton; he was due to meet them the week he died.
“And he was supposed to fly into New York to meet with Dave and me the week that he died.”
The Big Picture · Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster · 1:17:14 · Brian Koppelman (0.90 sure it was them)